Omega-3 Fatty Acids Not Found to Up Risk of Heart Disease

Last Updated: February 01, 2018.
Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids is not associated with fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease or major vascular events, according to a review published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Cardiology.

THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids is not associated with fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease or major vascular events, according to a review published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Cardiology.

Theingi Aung, M.B.B.S., from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of all large trials assessing the correlation of omega-3 fatty acid supplements with the risk of fatal and nonfatal coronary heart disease and major vascular events. Study-level data were obtained from 10 large randomized clinical trials with a total of 77,917 high-risk individuals; the trials lasted a mean of 4.4 years.